Art of forming lining surfaces in hats



Patented Sept., i9, 1922,

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ANDREW w. MTTCHELL, or NORWALK., CONNECTICUT, AsserNoaTo` R AN WHATsnor, INC., or NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, fa CORPORATION on Nnwyoian.

ART OF lEORMINGr LINING SURFACES'IN HATS.l

Application fumi July 2s, 19120. serial-No'. "39a,'4`56.

To all' whom t may Concern:

Be it lnownth'at I, A'Niniw l/V. MITCHELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Norwalk, eoun'ty of Fairlield,"and State of"Connecticut, have invented an lm? proveinent in 'the Art oli-FormingLining Surfaces in Hats, of which the following is a specication. L

This invention relates to lthe treatment of the inner surfaces of hats.One of the objects the'reofis *to provide la practical an'd effectivear't whereby the inner surfaoesof hats are 'given an improved`appearance. Another' object is to providey an art of the above natureadapted vlto so 'affect the appearancer of the interior of thehat thataA lining member rendered superfluousvv @ther'objects are to provide `anart of theabove nature which may be simply land ,quickly carried on andby which the 'character of the hat as a whole is improved.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter. y

The invention accordingly consists in the several `steps and relationof'certain of the vsamev with respect toone or more of the othersthereof, all as will be illustratively herein described and the vscopeof the application of which will be indicated in "the followingclaims. v

In the accompanying drawing in which are illustratively shown'the'conditions' of g the hat during various steps of the process,

Figure l lshows the hat in normal position in readiness for treatment,av portion of the crown being broken' away to show the inner surfacethereof;

Figure 2 shows a hat turned insidemout, the inner surfaceo'f the crownhaving been treated, a. portion 'of the crown vbeing broken away to showthe IeXterior surface ofthe crown; and

lFigure 3 show'sa hat in normal position after the lcompletion of theprocess, 'aportion of the crown being broken away to show the interiorsurface. l

ySimilar reference characters Vrefer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the'drawing.` i' v n y' My improved art is especiallyapplicable to the manufacture of thel sO-ealle'd soft hatsasdistinguished from'st'iif hats, and "to hats made of felt asdistinguished from hats made of othermaterial, and itsadvantages arechiefly' att'ainedwhen applied to these softfel't hatsalthoughjce'r'tain `'of its Ifeatures `may/be used on hats-fof other ttype;

Assuming that a hat ofthe above nature hasfbeen brought to size, 'shapeandconthat theter'rn invert l is used "herein, to

iicleno'te "an za'otion'by. which the article acted upon 1s turnedinside "out, yand that the'term y 5 tion of 'the article.

the lia'tfin Ithiscondition, the inner surfaceof the Crown or body` ofthe hat is scratchedy with a wire brush to rougheifiv or loosen it, andliquid color or dye is 'applied to this surface, preferably byfasponge-'or brush. This coloring isipreferablyappliedy down 5to' a' linewhich will y'be covered by the' leather band ortheh'at 'and yet .willnot quite reach the brim vof 'the hatl with 'a vch'aanee of accidentallyeXtendingfon to the brim. However, many' advantages `eof the'in'venti'onmay T`1be achieved yeven if thefeolor' is applied tothe entire' innersurface-of vthe crown or body ofthe hat., This; colorer `dye isdistfinctivefwith respect' to "the color ,of vthe hat -a's la whole,l'an'd isp'refer'ablyof dition by any approved method and h as been vAdyed yto' the desired Color, it is `first inverted, or turned insideout'. It may here be noted a brighter shade or otherwise-adapted tocorrespond lwith the 'sill'- linings now widely broad sense to denofteacharaycteristic` o f the e'o'lo'r by which-it differs'from the color ofthe hat as a whole The hat is then steamed and` dried, and the innersurface'of "the ACrown colored as 'above is LVbuifed 4with-a, felt f Thehat vis thenagain inverted and again i used in halts.- .It maybe noteda't this point'- i that, the term' distinctive is used l"in a buifed `onits ii'nierI colored surface "and sliclred with hot lure.

rlhe hat is'fthere'upon 'again revertedand u y its outer surface andbrim slickedfwher'eupon it ispressed with a hydrauli'e press. yThe finalstep is preferably lastslicking with het lure of the inner fsurfa'ce'ofthe the Crown just before packing. f'

A clearer understandingoffcertain of the y .desired exterior color ofthe hat. In Fig. 2

the hat has been inverted or turned inside out and a desired distinctivecolor has been applied to thenornial interior surface lO of kthe crown,the color being applied down to a line, as i3, which will be covered bythe sweat band of the hat thus obviating the danger of the coloraccidently extending onto the briin 12. Fig. 3 shows the hat re` vertedto normal position after completion of the process, the interior surfacel0 of the icrown having been given a distinctive color relative to thatof the outer surface 1l of the crown and of the brim l2. v

The above l have found to produce excellent results but itis to beunderstood that all of the above steps are by no means vital and thatdoininant advantages of my invention may be gained if one or incre ofthem be omitted.-

By the above process the hat is given an inner surface of extremelyattractive appearance and is much lighter and cooler than if the usuallining member were employed. The naine or label may be applied directlyon the surface of the hat instead of to a lining, and the cost of thehat is substantially reduced.

As various changes might be vinade in the above lprocess withoutdeparting from the scope of this invention, it is to be understood thatall matter herein described is to be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

l claim as my invention:

l. An art of the nature of that herein described wliich consistsininverting a hat formed of a single thickness of material, applyingaydistinctive color to the inner surface of the crown directly to saidinaterial7 and reverting the hat.

2. An art of the nature of that herein described which consists ininverting a hat, roughening the inner surface of the crown thereof,applying a distinctive color to such surface, and reverting the hat.

3. An art of the nature ofthat herein described which consists inapplying a dis tinctive color to the inner'surface of the crown of a hatand thereafter bufiing such surface with a felt wheel.

.4. An art of the nature of that herein described which consists inroughening the inner surface of the crown of a hat, applying adistinctive color to said surface, steaming and drying said surface, andthereupon bufiing said surface.

5. An art of the nature of that herein ded mtg..

scribed which consists in applying a distinctive color to the innersurface of the crown of a hat, finishing the outer surface thereof,inverting the hat, and buffing its inner surface.

6. An art of the nature of that herein described which consists inapplying a distinctive color to the inner surface of the crown of a hat,inverting the hat, b'ufling its inner surface, sliclring its' innersurface with lure, reverting the hat, slicling its outer surface, andpressing` the hat. p

7. An art of the nature of that herein described which consists inapplying a dis tinctive color to the inner surface of the crown of ahat, bufiing itin inverted form, reverting and finishing the hat, andagain inverting and bufiing it.

8. An art of the nature of that herein de- .scribed which consists inapplying a distinctive color to the inner surfacefof the crown of a hat,buiifing it in inverted forni, reverting and finishing the hat, againinverting and buliing it, again reverting' the hat, sliclring its outersurface, and pressing it. y

9. [in art of the nature of thatfherein described which `Aconsists .inroughening the inner surface of the crown of a hat, applying adistinctive color thereto, and bufling it in inverted forni.

l0. An art of the nature of that herein described which consists in'applying a distinctive lcolor .in liquid forni to the inner surfaceofthe crownof a hat, steaming the hat, drying it, andbuifing its innersurface in inverted forni. ll. An art of the nature of that hereindescribed which consistsvin applying a. distinctive color to the innersurface ofthe crown of a hat and buiiing such surface with the hat ininverted form, reverting the hat, finishing its outer surface, againinverting the hat and bufling its inner surface, slicking its innersurface with hot lure, again reverting the hat, sliclring its outersurface, pressing it, and again slicking its inner surface.

l2. An art of the nature of that herein described which consists ininverting a hat, roughening the inner surface of the crown of the hat,applying a distinctive color in liquid forin to the inner surface of thecrown, steaming the hat, drying the hat, buing the inner surface of thecrown, reverting the hat, finishing its outer surface, again invertingthe hat and bufing its inner surface, slicking its inner surface withhot lure, again reverting the hat, slicking its outer surface, pressingthe hat, and `again slicking its innersurface with hot lure.

ln testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification this22nd day of

